After a thousand years of cultivation, he returns at the pinnacle!

When asked whether Jiang Chen caused the explosion, Wang Kai said he didn't know.

Therefore, the Awakened Ones Management Bureau did not obtain any substantial or useful information from Wang Kai, but...

"Things have changed."

Watching Wang Kai's departing figure from the Administration Bureau, Su Ze stroked his little mustache.

Whether in terms of motive or intuition, Jiang Chen was undoubtedly the instigator. On this day, they also sent people to follow Jiang Chen. However... he was as usual, eating and playing games at home as usual, and then going out shopping. He didn't care about the rumored explosion at all.

He appeared too calm, or perhaps he simply didn't care about the dead.

Just as Su Ze had predicted, Jiang Chen not only didn't care about the dead, but he also didn't care about the people who were secretly following him.

At this moment, Jiang Chen was lying on his bed at home, playing on his phone.

"Have you heard?! A lot of people died in our class last night!"

"Did they all die at Liu Ruyan's party?"

"I heard there was an explosion in the private room! Nobody knows the details!"

"Damn, thank goodness I had something to do and didn't go, otherwise I would have blown up too."

"I heard Lin Feng from the next class is here too. It seems our school only has two S-rank Awakened Ones, and now they've both been sent?"

"I heard those two didn't die, but that's just hearsay, and I also heard the scene was extremely horrific!"

"Wait, I heard Li Haoran say yesterday that Jiang Chen went there too, and he died as well?"

While scrolling through the group chat, Jiang Chen was surprised that the topic had suddenly shifted to him.

He sent a message directly, though.

"I'm still alive, but it was pretty close. I died a few minutes before the explosion. I almost got into big trouble. I guess if I don't talk too much, I can survive."

After Jiang Chen sent out his message, no one spoke for three minutes, which silenced the group chat.

Jiang Chen put down his phone, ignoring the subsequent group chat. He could sense that the people who had been following him in the vicinity today were divided into three groups, and he knew who they were after a quick thought.

Just then, a black sedan stopped downstairs at Jiang Chen's house.

Jiang Xueqin looked out from the balcony. She had seen this car many times since this morning. It didn't seem like a coincidence. What was even more terrifying was that the car's license plate number was very special. She recognized it at a glance.

The Liu family of Jiangzhou is a family of Awakened Ones, and its patriarch, Liu Mingxuan, is one of the few S-level Awakened Ones in Jiangzhou.

Jiang Xueqin could guess why the Liu family's car was appearing downstairs at their house.

The bombing incident caused quite a stir, and she knew that Liu Ruyan was Jiang Chen's girlfriend. She had guessed the connection between them, but she had never confirmed it with Jiang Chen.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door, and Jiang Chen came out of the room.

"Mom, there must be guests."

Jiang Xueqin opened the door and saw two handsome young men standing outside. However, they were both following behind an elderly man with faltering steps. The old man looked frail, but his eyes, like those of a hawk, were fixed on Jiang Chen behind him through Jiang Xueqin.

"Jiang Chen, our master invites you."

Jiang Xueqin quickly turned around and looked at her son with worry. This was too strange. She didn't know what her son had done, but her body still instinctively shielded Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback when he saw this, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Mom, it's okay. I'm just going out for a bit. I'll cook something nice for you tonight and wait for me to come back."

Jiang Xueqin wanted to say something more, but Jiang Chen's eyes had already told her everything.

Mom, don't worry, everything's alright.

After saying that, Jiang Chen followed the old man out.

The black sedan drove smoothly on the main road of Jiangzhou.

Jiang Chen leaned back in his seat, turning his head to look at the street scene flashing past the window. The setting sun was sinking into the distant mountains, turning half the sky into a molten gold color.

The elderly man with faltering steps sat beside him.

The old man has been watching him ever since he got on the bus.

The gaze was not that of someone looking at a suspect, nor at someone about to die; rather, it was as if they were looking at an alien they had never seen before.

"Young man," the old man said, his voice hoarse.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Jiang Chen did not turn around.

"What are you afraid of?"

The old man remained silent for a few seconds.

"Do you know what happened to the last person the Liu family sent me to invite?"

"The last person the Liu family invited was an outsider, an S-class Awakened, twelve years ago. He thought he was very strong and could disregard the Liu family's feelings."

He paused.

"When he died, his family knelt at the gate of the Liu family residence for three days and three nights before the Liu family allowed them to collect his body."

"And then?"

Although Jiang Chen asked this question, his gaze remained fixed on the view outside the window.

The old man squinted.

"And then? There was no later."

He looked at Jiang Chen's calm profile, and his brows slowly furrowed.

This boy is too quiet.

It wasn't the kind of quiet that comes from feigning composure; it was genuine indifference that came from the very core of one's being.

He had lived for decades and seen countless people's reactions when going to the Liu family's appointment: fear, flattery, forced arrogance, and hysteria before collapse. But only in Jiang Chen did he see indifference.

He is currently the only known person in the world without superpowers. It was even discovered that just a few days ago he was distraught over this matter, like a walking corpse, but just a few days later, he seemed like a completely different person.

He didn't say anything more, and soon they arrived at the Liu family villa.

The mansion is located in a lakeside villa area on the northern outskirts of Jiangzhou, occupying an entire lakeside area. From the car door to the reception room, one has to pass through three courtyards, with guards on duty at each gate and sentries lurking in each courtyard.

The old man walked in front of Jiang Chen, his steps unsteady. He glanced at Jiang Chen from time to time, only to see Jiang Chen calmly following behind him, unmoved by the extravagance of the place.

Soon, the doors to the reception room opened, and a crystal chandelier cast a dazzling light, illuminating the room as bright as day.

A person was sitting in the main seat.

Liu Mingxuan did not rise to greet him. He leaned back in his chair, holding a celadon teacup in his hand, slowly skimming the tea foam. The aroma of tea filled the air, and wisps of steam rose gently.

He didn't look up.

"You are Jiang Chen."

The man looked up at the young man in front of him. Just as the investigation had shown, he was indeed handsome and had a good temperament. His performance before awakening was top-notch, even better than his own back then. Many people even predicted that Jiang Chen would be the first person in Jiangzhou to awaken an SSS-level talent. No wonder his daughter admired him so much back then.

But... what about now?

Despite not being an Awakened, he remained calmer than anyone else in the current situation.

This guy is definitely not simple.

Liu Mingxuan suppressed his surprise.

"I know you. Ruyan has mentioned you to me countless times. She said you are definitely the most outstanding person she has ever met. I have also seen your previous information. You are indeed a young talent that is one in a million."

"But unfortunately, all efforts are in vain until you achieve awakening. You have ultimately become the only person in the world without abilities. Am I right?"

"Therefore, my daughter chose to break up with you. As Ruyan's father, I fully support this decision. After all, no parent would want their daughter to grow up with someone who is incapable."

That's why you hold a grudge.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow and immediately retorted, "It's not like you're holding a grudge. Your daughter hooked up with someone else in just two days. I don't want a woman like that who's so fickle."

The air around them seemed to freeze for a moment, and even the old man who had been quietly listening to their conversation couldn't help but feel ashamed.

How dare Jiang Chen?!

How could he utter such treasonous words directly in front of the head of the family?! What was he thinking?!

Upon hearing this, Liu Mingxuan frowned deeply. At that moment, a furious pressure swept over him, and just then, a sharp voice came from outside the door.

"Jiang Chen, you shameless bastard!"

The voice was pleasant to the ear; it was Liu Ruyan's voice.